March 11, 2010

Motonica renew deal with Robin D’hondt

Motonica renew deal with Robin D'hondt

Italian company Motonica have announced that they have renewed their contract with World Championship finalist Robin D’Hondt for 2010. The front running Belgian driver had this to say about the deal:

I had a great year with the P81 and hopefully the next years will be as good or even better. Last year I ended the season with much confidence in the car and team, and with that same feeling I will be standing in Locorotondo next week for the start of the new season.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]


February 26, 2010

Dario Balestri extends deal with Motonica

Dario Balestri extends deal with Motonica

Motonica is pleased to announce that their top driver Dario Balestri has renewed his contract with the Italian company. The multiple European Champion and World Championship finalist, will race in 2010 with the new P81 Pro 1/8th scale. Dario had the following to say about his renewed deal:

Continuing with Motonica after 4 years of collaboration, means to give value to what has been built together with the only Italian 1/8 scale on road maker. Motonica proved able of great results in the master category and this is for me the main encouragement.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]


February 5, 2010

Toy Fair 2010 – Motonica

Motonica P81 Electron

Motonica have introduced their new line of Electron cars, which are essentially brushless versions of their current car line up. Available for the P81, P8C and P8F, the kit can be bought separately to upgrade the car or as a complete kit including the rolling chassis. Each Electron kit allows the user to mount either 1 stick pack, or 2 stick packs in series or in parallel to suit the driver. We have been told that you can get 15 minutes of running with this setup and you will have more than enough power to play with.

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February 3, 2010

Walter Salemi joins Motonica

Walter Salemi joins Motonica

Top Italian driver Walter Salemi has completed a deal that will see him move to Italian manufacturer Motonica for 2010. Completing a 2 year deal, the former Mugen driver has also switched to Max Power for his engines, ZAC Project for tires and MLC for fuel. The multiple World Championship finalist and former European Vice Champion will compete at this year’s Italian Nationals as well as the European 1/8th scale Championships that will take place this year in his home country.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]


December 19, 2009

Motonica P81 Pro 1/8th scale chassis

Motonica P81 Pro 1/8th scale chassis

Motonica have announced that they will be selling a Pro version of their P81 1/8th scale chassis. Sold with a special set of carbon fibre and 7075 aluminium accessories, the new kit includes aluminium front upper suspension arm mounts, monoblock engine mount, rear adjustable ant-roll bar and middle shaft mount while in carbon fibre there is the front & rear chassis stiffener, left & right central stiffener, battery mount and front upper & lower bulkhead linkages. This kit will not replace the current P81, just offer the customer the choice to buy a kit with all the options included.

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December 11, 2009

Motonica P8F 4WD Suspension-free chassis

Motonica P8F 4WD Suspension-free chassis

Motonica have announced that their P8F 4WD, which was shown for the first time back in February, is finally available. A totally new concept of suspension-free 1:8 scale 4wd car, Motonica wishes to offer the market an entry level model that can attract new drivers and enable them to approach the On-Road category. They believe this shall be possible thanks to the low maintenance costs and simplicity of its construction, as well as the possibility to also buy the model complete with the engine and the exhaust system in a single Combo Tech package. This model will be just as fun for those who wish to entertain themselves without having to endure the complexities typical in high level competition models.

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November 12, 2009

Motonica 18T Clutch pinion gear

Motonica 18T Clutch pinion gear

Italian company Motonica have announced the release of this new 18T clutch pinion. This precision part has been machined from Ergal 7075 and is an optional second gear for the 1/8th scale P81 chassis. This pinion is also compatible with the clutch bell on the P8C and P8F series.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]


April 1, 2009

Christian Wurst joins Motonica for 2009

Christian Wurst joins Motonica for 2009

Christian Wurst has moved to Motonica for the 2009 season. The former European ‘B’ Champion joins Motonica Team Germany with Joerg and Uwe Baldes who are racing for the Italian brand since 2007. Wurst as well as the Baldes brothers are concentrating on the challenging Western German Championship and also some international races. Christian Wurst and Uwe Baldes will compete in the 2009 European Championship ‘B’ held in Cassino in Italy at the end of May, with the Motonica of Wurst powered by JP engines while Uwe Baldes continues with Team Orion CRF power and Jörg with Novarossi/Rex engines. During difficult weather conditions Christian Wurst gave Motonica´s all new P81 chassis a promising debut during round 3 of the 2008/2009 Western German Championship last weekend at Dormagen near Cologne. “The car feels fine from the beginning with lots of steering and a good overall car balance”, said Christian who managed to win the semi final but retired early in the final after spinning into the concrete wall. Uwe Baldes, who like Joerg still used the predessecor P8.0R in the race because of the weather, was also reporting about a positive first impression following his first laps with the P81 after the race on the Dormagen track.